Steve Scalise
Republican · LA · U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 1st Congressional District
The House majority leader and LA-01 representative since 2008, Scalise emphasizes lower taxes, fiscal discipline, border security, national defense, domestic energy production, public safety, parental authority in education, and Louisiana coastal restoration.
Where Steve Scalise stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (3 records), National Defense (3 records),
Opposes
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Immigration (3 records), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Anti-Corruption (2 support · 2 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 1
Campaign Finance Information
Data last updated September 21, 2026
- Raised
- $10,638,030
- Spent
- $10,883,241
- Cash on hand
- $3,885,942
- Debts
- $0
Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money that Raised does not count, like loans or funds from earlier years.
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- RETIRED$53,866,764
- CEO$2,096,577
- PRESIDENT$1,412,252
- OWNER$1,150,545
- EXECUTIVE$664,621
PAC money by interest
Finance and investment · 38 PACs$243,000
Oil, gas, and energy · 38 PACs$195,500
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$10,000
- CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$10,000
- ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$10,000
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$10,000
- MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC)$10,000
- and 33 more
Healthcare · 31 PACs$170,500
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$10,000
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
- and 26 more
Insurance · 23 PACs$148,000
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$10,000
- ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$10,000
- FINSECA PAC$10,000
- and 18 more
Defense and aerospace · 18 PACs$109,500
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$10,000
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
- and 13 more
Donations sent through groups
Pro-Israel group that lobbies for U.S. military aid to Israel. It backs pro-Israel candidates from both parties. · aipac.org · aipac.org · fec.gov
Home-loan industry PAC. Its trade group speaks for mortgage lenders on housing finance laws and rules. · mba.org · fec.gov
Jewish Republican group. It backs Republicans and pushes for a hard line on Iran, support for Israel and action on antisemitism. · rjchq.org · rjchq.org · fec.gov
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted for final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Introduced and helped pass the Lower Energy Costs Act through the House to expand domestic energy production, exports, and permitting reform.
March 30, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Led work on the RESTORE Act, which became law and directed most Clean Water Act fines from the Deepwater Horizon spill toward Gulf Coast restoration.
July 6, 2012Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 2 support · 2 oppose
Helped pass the SAVE America Act through the House to require citizenship documentation for federal voter registration and photo identification for federal voting.
July 22, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the SAVE Act, requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections; the House passed it 221-198.
July 10, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1, which would have expanded federal voting-access rules, campaign-finance disclosure, and government ethics requirements.
March 3, 2021Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted to sustain an objection to counting Pennsylvania's certified presidential electors; the House rejected the objection 138-282.
January 7, 2021Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Introduced and helped pass the Lower Energy Costs Act through the House to expand domestic energy production, exports, and permitting reform.
March 30, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 3 oppose
Helped pass the Secure America Act through the House to fund immigration enforcement, Border Patrol, and other federal law-enforcement authorities.
June 9, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Laken Riley Act, requiring federal detention of certain noncitizens accused of theft-related crimes and allowing states to sue over some federal immigration enforcement decisions; it became law.
January 22, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support
Voted for final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Rescissions Act of 2025 to cancel $9.4 billion for public broadcasting and foreign-aid programs.
June 6, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for final passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which lowered individual and corporate tax rates and changed deductions and credits.
December 19, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 oppose
Voted for final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Rescissions Act of 2025 to cancel $9.4 billion for public broadcasting and foreign-aid programs.
June 6, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted to overturn the Education Department's 2024 Title IX rule on sex discrimination in federally funded education programs.
July 11, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 3 support
Helped pass the Secure America Act through the House to fund immigration enforcement, Border Patrol, and other federal law-enforcement authorities.
June 9, 2026Supports National Defense
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Laken Riley Act, requiring federal detention of certain noncitizens accused of theft-related crimes and allowing states to sue over some federal immigration enforcement decisions; it became law.
January 22, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Helped pass the Enhanced Presidential Security Act unanimously through the House, requiring equal Secret Service protection standards for major presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
September 20, 2024Supports National Defense
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support
Voted for final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package; the House passed the Senate amendment 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for final passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which lowered individual and corporate tax rates and changed deductions and credits.
December 19, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 2 support
Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement implementing legislation; the House passed it 385-41 before it became law.
December 19, 2019Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Helped enact the GENIUS Act establishing a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and consumer protections.
July 18, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 oppose
Helped pass the SAVE America Act through the House to require citizenship documentation for federal voter registration and photo identification for federal voting.
July 22, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted to overturn the Education Department's 2024 Title IX rule on sex discrimination in federally funded education programs.
July 11, 2024Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the SAVE Act, requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections; the House passed it 221-198.
July 10, 2024Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1, which would have expanded federal voting-access rules, campaign-finance disclosure, and government ethics requirements.
March 3, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted to sustain an objection to counting Pennsylvania's certified presidential electors; the House rejected the objection 138-282.
January 7, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Helped enact the GENIUS Act establishing a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and consumer protections.
July 18, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Introduced and helped pass the Lower Energy Costs Act through the House to expand domestic energy production, exports, and permitting reform.
March 30, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Led work on the RESTORE Act, which became law and directed most Clean Water Act fines from the Deepwater Horizon spill toward Gulf Coast restoration.
July 6, 2012Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties
U.S.-Israel Ties · 5 support
Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.
May 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.
December 5, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Began serving as House Majority Leader, responsible for planning the House agenda and scheduling legislative business.
January 3, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Received the National Federation of Independent Business FedPAC endorsement for reelection in Louisiana's 1st Congressional District.
October 6, 2022
Source: nfib.com · researched September 20, 2026
Began serving as House Minority Whip after four years as Majority Whip.
January 3, 2019
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Became House Majority Whip, responsible for building support for the majority's legislative agenda.
July 31, 2014
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Began serving in the U.S. House after twelve years in the Louisiana Legislature.
May 7, 2008
Source: scalise.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Steve Scalise is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 1 (120th Congress), Louisiana · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.